Condensation reactions are chemical reactions in which two molecules, or two reactive groups within a single molecule, join together to form a larger product while expelling a small molecule, most commonly water. Because water is frequently the by-product, this type of reaction is also called dehydration synthesis. …
Condensation reactions are chemical reactions in which two molecules, or two reactive groups within a single molecule, join together to form a larger product while expelling a small molecule, most commonly water. Because water is frequently the by-product, this type of reaction is also called dehydration synthesis. Condensation reactions are fundamental to organic chemistry and to the assembly of many large biological molecules: peptide bonds linking amino acids into proteins, glycosidic bonds joining sugars into carbohydrates, and ester and phosphodiester bonds in lipids and nucleic acids are all formed by condensation. The reverse process, hydrolysis, breaks these bonds by adding water. In synthetic and industrial chemistry, condensation reactions underpin the production of polymers such as polyesters and polyamides and the construction of complex molecules from simpler precursors. As a core mechanism of bond formation, condensation reactions are central to the study of reactivity, synthesis, and materials, which is the broad focus of research in chemistry. This page, within New Developments in Chemistry, gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to chemical reactions and synthesis, supporting understanding of how molecules are joined and transformed through condensation and related processes.
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